New Milford picked up a few clutch hits to build a 3-0 lead early on, and then relied on double plays in the sixth and seventh innings to beat Trumbull for the second time in three days for the title. New Milford won 6-5 Sunday, with Trumbull also struggling to produce bit hits in that loss, leaving nine runners on base.

"I'm so proud of them," New Milford manager Ken Lindner said. "They have been together since they were 9 years old."

A couple of Trumbull errors in the first inning set up New Milford's first run. Lead-off hitter Matt Rodriguez reached on an error and moved to third base on another throwing error off Mitch Cavaliere's infield grounder. A double steal then allowed Rodriguez to take a 1-0 lead.

"We were a little tense in the first inning, but got out of it only down 1-0," Buswell said.

New Milford added two more runs in the third, with Cavaliere starting things off with a one-out double. Derek Profita doubled in Cavaliere to make it 2-0 and Gavin Titus added an RBI single.

The Trumbull defense helped Nolan Nemchek escape without allowing any more runs after he loaded the bases. Danny Ruchalski made a diving catch at shortstop to rob Brooks Baldwin of a hit for the second out and a fielder's choice ended the threat.

Profita kept the Trumbull bats in check through four innings, but reached his weekly inning limit and could not pitch after the fourth. Rodriguez came in to finish the job in the fifth, but ran into trouble in the sixth.

With one out, Nemchek started Trumbull's rally bid by reaching on an error and moving to second on New Milford's second mistake. Brandon Bottino's double knocked in Nemchek to cut the lead to 3-1. Mike D'Agostino and Josh Colondona followed with a single and walk, respectively, to load the bases still with one out.

Conner Douskey, who moved to shortstop from left field when Rodriguez came in to pitch, then made the play of the game. Ruchalski blast a hot shot to shirt that Douskey leaped up to snag and then fired the ball to second to turn an inning-ending double play.

"That was a huge play of the game," Lindner said. "(If he didn't make the play) they would have scored two runs to tie the game."

A second double play, started by second baseman Colin Lindner, in the seventh inning helped finish off Trumbull's comeback bid.

"We played well against everybody all year," Buswell said. "We were right in it until the end."